Reports

Key messages The Israeli blockade of Gaza and the occupation in the West Bank have resulted in a protracted crisis with humanitarian consequences for the Palestinian population. The EU humanitarian assistance in Palestine is governed by International Humanitarian…

HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT The major drivers of humanitarian vulnerability in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) remained unchanged in 2015. The situation in the oPt is characterized by a protracted occupation, now approaching its 50th year, the systematic denial…

The Italian government has made a generous contribution of EUR 2.18 million (US$ 2,390,351) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to provide food assistance to the most vulnerable Palestine refugees in Gaza. Last summer’s…

This independent evaluation reviews the progress of the DFID-funded £25.5 million programme ‘Improving Food Security for the People of Gaza’ (2011-15). Detail As a result of the Israeli blockade and successive Israeli military operations targeting Gaza, the last…

GAZA, Dec 5 (KUNA) ­­ Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has delivered a humanitarian aid shipment to the Palestinian people via Rafah land crossing. The shipment contained 5,000 food packages and 5,000 packages of cleaning materials, in…

A new study analyses the problems and prospects of the Palestinian agricultural sector, its importance and contribution to the overall economy, and the impact of constraints imposed by Israel’s occupation. Despite sharing a similar landscape, climate and…

UNRWA launched its annual winter fundraising campaign titled #shareyourwarmth today to support the Agency’s winterization efforts for Palestine refugees in Syria, Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Jordan. The campaign, which runs from 1 December to…

UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl opened the meeting of the Advisory Commission (AdCom) on 16 November in Jordan, saying that following last summer’s financial crisis, UNRWA has set the stage for new approaches to old challenges. He…

Hanan is a Palestinian woman from Gaza. With the 'One Card' Hanan can buy nutritious food at local shops. But this card is used for much more: people can buy water, hygiene products and even school…

GAZA – Representative of Japan to the Palestinian Authority H.E. Takeshi Okubo attended on Tuesday a food distribution in Gaza City carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Social…